The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-07-30

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Moore, ~ Captain Nicholas J.. MANLY
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porting the Young Democracy ticke
were William. :. Evans fnr States Attnr
nry. Dr. l.. {. Mackall for House u
Delegates, Charles, II Smith and WIN
T. Lee for sheriff. The candidates sup
porting the combine ticket We're Hester
Hess for States Attorney, Henry Cam
cron for House of Delegates, Elk Sheriff
| Morris Dunbar for County Commissioner
Judge James \. Lewis and James p
| Merritt ion sheriff
10 She Fourth district the Combine
was successful, a delegation i'll the in
terUst of Hester Hess for States Attor
ncy being elected by u majority of IS il
a vote Of 3,l.
The returns from the First district did
not reach here uutI Monday morning
The combine 4. esates beat all opposi
tiVn ticket b ~ majority. Tie tickc,
elected was III The interest uf Commits
siuucr DnshAne iDI sheriff and h. Porter
| Lmshy Tor ilpH>a of Delegates.
There wa 40 contest in the Second
which sent an independent delegation
for benjamin p. Hanson for sheriff
In the Fifth there was a very lively
dime. K L. Thomas, Jr., for House OF
| Delegates, and William benjamin fol
commissioner were the Young Demo
cracy" candidates. while the opposition
| ticket was tor Patrick Reedy for House
Of Delegates, and Charles w Smpers
| for commissioner. 1t is said that ii mum
Der of Republican members of the
knights CT Labor. of which Mr.. Reedy
| is al Influential member, voted at the
primaries. y fight in an adjoining room
| t" that i'll which the polls were, caused a
suspension II voting for a while One
| o: 'nc Judges retired to IA coruer Of the
room w,.A tie ballot box and sat upon
it. harieS Clary. Que of the Judges,
aft" tie primaries attempted to separate
tvs" tomh2tantS, and had one of his hands,
| badly en- by Il knife in The hands of one
of the fighters.
The returns from the Sixth and Ninth
districts were not received III Elkton
until nearly four o'clock Sunday after
noon. KS these districts might have
changed the result the news was an
xiously awaited Each side claimed thew
could control if both went for the Com
| bine
Owing to the wretched condition of the
roads it took messenger nearly ten
hours to go 70 the Sixth and return. The
Sixth went for the Young Democracy by
80 majority. Adam Il. Magraw ran an
opposition ticket, lie desiring to 90 to
the House of Delegates.
Ia the ; sventh the Young Democracy
won by a ajDrity Of 80 in note of 24D
There was no contest III the Eighth.
The Young Democracy tieke, g,o!led
| 90 votes.
| y Il
majority of 60 Joseph T. Groves. can
didate for sheriff, ran the opposing ticket.
The Young Democracy carried five
districts, and the Combine three. The
Second district delegation contained a
majority Of Young Democracy men.
The Combine people got some comfort
act. hat tI,.
tested districts they had majority of
| the popular vote.
| THE CONVENTION.
| The convention met in o id Fellows
hall. Ii was called to order by George
| W. trulkshank, chairman of the County
| Central Committee. He referred to the
feeling OF InJereSt-not to call it bitter
ness-developed in the recent struggle
and called attention to the fact that the
vote cast showed division nearly equal
between the popular support of the fac
lions. He reminded the convention that
they had met not to elect but to nominate
candidates and that such nomination
would prove barren Of honor if not sun.
| plemented by subsequent election. To
accomplish tins they needed all the votes
| OF both factions If the party would
AVOID at lis next meeting with the foe, "a
condition. where brother against brother
would be arrayed, and friend prefer the
success OF the enemy to the promotion of
| his own household it could best be ac-
! conipii&hcd by recognizing the right of
i every believer in Democratic principles
10 voice III their assertion. He called
attention TO the demand i'll many quar-
terS t". change in the system OF making
nominations and suggested that the con
v"nti'n consider the matter. He hoped
that careful and prnieLt representative
men who could command the respect
ami suffrage OF the members of then
party would be nominated
Ga motion of Chas C. Crothers. Henry
II. Brady, Of the Second district, was
made temporary chairman. Samuel j
/ Keys was made temporary secretary. The
chair was empowered to name commit.
tee on credentials and permanent organi,
cation composed of one from each dis
tlict Tho committee appointed was
First district, j. II. Benson; "a, DR.. w
g. kaIsner; 81, r. L. lamar; 18th, J. A.
Mackey; 9Th, John G.. Williams; 9th, Geo
NJ. Caldwell; eth, W. w. Nickle; Stb, G.
c. Crothers; sSh; John S. Shippers. The
credentials were all approved and the
temporary officers made permanent in the
report which was adopted. The dele
gates were as follows:
First district-,Jeremiah Price, j.
John ,. Benson, Thomas Price, Arthur
Johns Alfred Mannon.
Second-H. II. Brady, DR.. VIM. Kar
sner, J. Polk Steele, Henry Jones, |. Irv
ing Griffith.
TAird-Samuel j. Keys, Reuben f
Jamag, Daniel Bratton, Alfred Davis, J
Hunter Mahoney.
Fourth-.Iames a. Mackey, I. Taylor
Reynolds. Albert Strayhorn, Wilmer y
Thompson. John T. Willis.
Fifth-Wm f. Holder, Robert GlDoou
T. J Abrams. !. G. Williams, b. =. sim
cDe.
Sixth DR.. J T. Brown, Adam &
Keen, Slater Tosh, Henry NJ Evans
Charles r. Swisher.
Seventh-W. w. Nick lie, Timothy Kelly
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